Good pay, smart people, benefits just ok, local hr makes efforts to put together fun activities for employees, teamwork is promoted and valued.

Cons

Cyclical nature of business and new outside management means less job security. Few products means few projects to work on, so when a project winds down, people need to dust off their resumes. Office is just blah...

I have been working at Kulicke and Soffa full-time (more than 10 years)

Pros

Great technology in a fast-paced R&D environment, global collaboration with other sites around the world. Few engineering companies on the East Coast offer such a rich engineering opportunity. Pay including bonus is pretty competitive.

Cons

Historically staffing has gone up and down with semiconductor business cycle, but has stabilized recently.

I have been working at Kulicke and Soffa full-time (more than 3 years)

Pros

Mid size multi national with learning opportunities you will get in large MNC.Favorable technology change has created rapid growth for the last 3 yearsCompany offers excellent incentive for middle management

Cons

Volatile business. Company supplies capital equipment which is required only when companies upgrade their capacities. Their acquisitions for the last 5 years did not work. High attrition

Advice to ManagementAdvice

Establish products or lines of business which will provide stability to the business

I have been working at Kulicke and Soffa as a contractor (less than a year)

Pros

Very friendly environmentNo one to boss you around and find your mistakes, rather helps you tackle daily work issues and provide a good learning environment.

Cons

Worry of getting retrenched when the business is down .The salary scale varies for intakes from different agencies , which creates divide as some get payed lower for doing the same job while others get to benefit more for their time spent in the company.